Claim alleges bus driver error harmed Clarksville student

8:35 PM,
Aug. 26, 2013

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The parents of a Clarksville girl who was fell from a lift in her wheelchair while being loaded into a school bus have notified two Clark County school districts of their intention to sue for negligence.

Seven-year-old Julianna Stone's parents said their daughter suffered a broken nose and her feeding tube was dislodged Aug. 5 after a driver loading the girl and her wheelchair failed to lock the girl's chair wheels on a lift.

When the front wheels were caught, the girl and her chair fell to the ground, according to a tort claim notice filed Monday with Clarksville and Greater Clark County ...